Liberals constantly decry conservatives’ slippery slope arguments against their progressive legislation as simply red herrings. Their refrain is usually “Don’t be absurd, no one’s trying to do _____ (insert the relevant slippery slope argument here).” They suggest that such an argument is mere hyperbole and conservatives are introducing ideas no one wants. As usual, the liberals are wrong on both scores. History provides a rich | Read More »

Progressives routinely display their disdain for the concept of profit. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and a host of other Liberals have used words like “excessive”, and “immoral” to describe profits. When several petroleum companies posted large profits a few years ago, Hillary Clinton proposed a “windfall profits” tax, meaning a tax levied beyond normal corporate taxation simply because the company is doing “too well” in | Read More »